NEET’s

A series of twelve week accredited programs for young people that are ‘NEET’ (Not in Education, Employment or Training) to help gain employment.

Swale Young People Achive (SYPA)

Over 2017-2018 we have started supporting young people who are NEET gain new employability skills, through creative workshops, Arts Award Accrediations and a Healthy HeArts appoarch to their own wellbeing. Improving resilliance, self confidence, self managemment and developing ongoing career prospects for their own economic stability in the job market and in life.

Our first 12 week program was a success with 75% of particpants achivining an Entry Level 3 qualification in Arts and 25% achiveing 1 or more qualifcations.

Blank Canvas 2

Over August 2016 , 15 young people with additional needs from New House Youth and Sports Club took over the task of decorating a corridor with a life sized mural of arts and sports and young people.

Blank Canvas

At the beginning of 2015, 11 young people (aged 16-24) not in work, education or training, or had some form of disability, started to work on the Blank Canvas project.

The project was to make letters using various artistic techniques (from painting to using a tablet) to spell out ‘THE ISLE OF SHEPPEY’. Each letter covers a different aspect of the Island, ranging from HMS Princess Irene to Queen Sexburga.

Once the letters were made, they were displayed at the Sheppey Gateway at the end of March with a legacy piece of artwork created for the outdoor space . Following on from that the letters are now on permenate display at the enterance to Sheerness train station.